ABC Sports Dogs Allen Iverson

The struggles of Allen Iverson have been noted. He has been unable to find a groove with the Pistons, finally ending his 2009 season with back problems. His scoring average of 17.4 with the Pistons is the lowest of his career. The trade for Iverson sent Chauncey Billups to Denver, and Billups has been fantastic for the team.

All that still doesn't seem like it should warrant this graphic ABC Sports showed during Game 4 of the Cavaliers-Pistons series (large image after the jump). The Cavs swept the Pistons, and the folks in the ABC truck decided to do a playoff comparison of Iverson and Billups, even though A.I. hasn't played a single game this postseason.

Why stop there? Can we get a graphic comparing Billups to Pete Maravich? Maybe they should see who has a better field-goal percentage between Chauncey and the Pope.

I did find it ironic that they went with "turnovers" as one of the items on the graphic. Iverson is tied for the league lead with least postseason turnovers. He has zero.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

4-26-2009 @ 8:32PM

Yohncc said...

Kudos to ABC and you Shane (I didn't think I would ever say that) for informing us about what a selfish, egotisical player Allen Iverson has been with the Pistons. Now they can let him go and move on without him.

4-26-2009 @ 8:33PM

Correction: egotistical

4-26-2009 @ 11:07PM

dinohealth said...

Yohncc: You do not know squat about basketball, and you certainly don't know very much about AI!

4-26-2009 @ 8:56PM

jspeed04gmail.com said...

Both of your comments are erroneous. I blame the Pistons, not AI. That guy has been one of the most consistent players in the NBA over the last 12 years. And had he not had his "back issue" the complexion of this series would have been vastly different.

4-26-2009 @ 9:07PM

J dynasty1203 said...

Iverson is not the selfish one. He was the one who was traded to a declining team. Rasheed Wallace is the one who doesn't play hard or smart and he cost the Pistons back 2 back championships. Iverson did what he could to make it work but the pistons team never accepted him or made him feel welcome.

4-26-2009 @ 10:12PM

Bryan said...

*as Dave Chappelle as Rick James*

"Cold-Bloooded!"

they gotta have some thing to talk about in this travesty of a playoff series.

4-26-2009 @ 10:31PM

colorstar69 said...

Practice?

krmagley said...

i don't think iverson deserved that.

having his name mentioned at all during this year's playoffs that is.

he quit. even jspeed04 had the decency to put "back issues" in quotes, cause we all know the real deal. ai didn't like being forced to play a style of ball that wins games, rather than just scoring points. so he wasted the teams time, then quit on them.

he literally took his ball and went home. what does he have to do with the 2009 playoffs?

4-26-2009 @ 11:17PM

You are right Dino. I do not know squat about basketbakk i.e. meaning I know a lot. Learn some English before you try to insult me. If you think Allen Iverson is so great then start an NBA franchise and take him first. I will sit here and laugh in your face if you do.

4-26-2009 @ 11:18PM

Basketball even. Go Pistons - AI.

4-26-2009 @ 11:21PM

The Pistons won the 2003-2004 championship because of Rasheed, not in spite of him. (Rolls Eyes)

4-27-2009 @ 12:07AM

Was Up Diva!!!!! said...

Rasheed is garbage, He is one of the reasons why the pistons played so poorly. He just stands behind that 3 point line waiting to get a basket. He didn't even score today against the cavs. He should retire.

4-27-2009 @ 12:10AM

Yohncc You should put a sock in it. You don't know shi*!!

4-27-2009 @ 2:05AM

Michael gifford said...

for the AI defenders...please tell me why, EVERY team he has left has become better when he's gone? The Nuggets were not a "declining team" when he arrived and then left...and they're clearly a better team without him than with...ultimately he will be defined as a "stats player" who did great and never really led his team anywhere, no matter where he went...he will also be defined by his Alfred E Neuman type quote "What? Me Practice? I'm the franchise player, I don't practice"... which completely misses the point of whether or not HE needs to, it's a TEAM thing which he never did quite understand...He talked team but always thought about AI first...regardless of what his assists stats show...

4-27-2009 @ 9:35AM

Adrian said...

Denver couldn't even win 50 games before AI came. AI has helped out Denver tremendously. Plus, AI wasn't the only change that Denver made. Marcus Camby left. Then they added Chauncey Billups, Birdman, Renaldo Balkman, Dahntay Jones, and that Petro guy. The Nuggets are a completely different team from last year. Also, the Nuggets last season (with AI) won 50 games and this season (with CB) won 54 games. It's improvement but not a big difference like people think.

Are the 76ers a better team w/o AI? No. Even in today's game vs. the Magic, there were times where AI's presence would have helped them a lot. I can't believe you said that he never led his team anywhere. Didn't he lead the 76ers into the finals in 2001?

The Pistons are definately not a better team without him. Look at the stats. If AI was such a "me" player he would have been averaging at least 30+ ppg this season. But instead he put his style of play to the side to adjust to the Pistons.

Wake up and smell reality!!!

4-27-2009 @ 1:19AM

andrea said...

AI led the sixers to the finals 2001 atleast got out first unlike some of these other players that can't get past the first round or have never been to the finals

4-27-2009 @ 2:57AM

menta1math said...

Really it's just tactless production.

At least give him the courtesy of a double-dash, as in:

PPG: --
FG: --
A: --

etc.

Bad form, ABC Sports.

4-27-2009 @ 9:23AM

mm3rdeye said...

Why don't they compare the stats of all the BUSTS that came out of Duke. CHRISTIAN LAETNER CHEROKEE PARKS.

4-27-2009 @ 2:26PM

xpaladinshieldx said...

HILARIOUS!!!
LOLZ

4-27-2009 @ 8:00PM

mrcaring4u said...

hi rich,i got your email and iam glad that you know that the nuggets will win this series.only one thing,i wanted to see them(the nuggets)sweep the hornets.they win tonight and back to denver where they will close it out.wanna see scott and the hornets go fishing.hopefully,jeff bowser(hornets gen. mgr.) will do some fishing for a new coach.scott gotta go

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